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Old 03-29-2013, 12:12 PM   #17191
soobie doo
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Originally Posted by nubsub View Post
being a Honda guy for years, i have had a few Honda friends (no, not the ricer variety...just regular folks driving a variety of Civics and Accords or Acuras) and Subaru friends ask me how i liked my switch to Subaru the past year. i sent out this group response and decided it was worth posting here. (hopefully, it's not too much a waste of space)
Thanks for the detailed writeup, I generally agree with what you said.

I love the practicality of the Impreza-- both in interior volume, and that all of the controls are exactly where they should be.

Re. MPG vs. Civic: I guess that's a tradeoff of the practicality, the Impreza's AWD adds a lot of weight and friction in the drivetrain.

I really wish there were other options for small, affordable cars with AWD. The only other ones I can think of are Toyota Matrix (AWD only on highest trim level), and Suzuki SX4 (No longer sold in US after this year). I'm happy with my Impreza, but having a few choices is a good thing.
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